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1. Re: English Fords: Capri (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 2 Apr 92 12:46:17 CST; Sure. I was a British-car-crazy kid. I saw lots of pictures, and even saw one or two cars. In those days, you could import any car you liked, and some people must have brought in Capris. This styling; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00043.html (7,613 bytes)
2. Re: Celebrating LBC'ness (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 2 Apr 92 10:23:46 CST; I think that would be "Lotuses". It is actually in my spellchecker, and I didn't put it there. "Lotusess" looks like one female Lotus. So is it a Lotus when Ron drives it and a Lotusess when Karen dr; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00049.html (8,070 bytes)
3. Smiths instruments (and stereo) (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 2 Apr 92 14:36:48 CST; Here is the rundown on the instruments in the Lotus. Maybe someone can help me out a bit. If you have no knowledge of, or interest in, Smiths gauges (or Panasonic Stereo), this will bore you to tears; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00052.html (11,798 bytes)
4. Re: LBC's in tha commute (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 2 Apr 92 12:59:02 CST; No sense of history. I used to wave at drivers of new SAABs when I was in the Sonett. They never waved back. Cracked me up. The ignorant yuppies didn't even realize that the "odd little Italian sport; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00053.html (8,623 bytes)
5. Europa in Alabama, need phone # (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 3 Apr 92 9:42:08 CST; Once again, I throw something away too soon. Just after I tossed the message about the Europa in Alabama for $5K (like I can afford it, eh?), a buddy of mine says he wants to fly down and look at it.; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00067.html (7,009 bytes)
6. Re: Smith's Guages (Lotus) (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 3 Apr 92 13:50:53 CST; \The Series 2 Esprit use all Smith's gauges (white letters on black, and from \your description, Phil, maybe THE same gauges exactly). Hmm. The needles point down and the windows are the shape shown; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00080.html (8,744 bytes)
7. Re: Starter rebuilds (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 3 Apr 92 12:58:54 CST; getting into a starter is disassembling the bendix (the gear drive). On this model starter (Lucas 35G, stamped on the side of the main body), you must compress a *very* large spring, which I assume,; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00081.html (7,651 bytes)
8. Re: Smiths instruments (and stereo) (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 3 Apr 92 16:22:07 CST; \These sound like mine, with the exception of the ammeter. Mine's a \Lucas, while the other instruments are Smiths. Original? Who knows. \Bear in mind that my Europa's a '69, so there may have been c; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00082.html (8,529 bytes)
9. Re: Re: 'Original Triumph TR: The Restorer's Guide' (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 8:24:37 CDT; That's because the British drive them. They don't flee from meets when it rains. Is there a book in this series for Europa? Phil Ethier, THE RIGHT LINE, 672 Orleans Street, Saint Paul, MN 55107-2676; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00138.html (7,445 bytes)
10. Re: Sunbeam Harrington LeMans (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 2 Mar 92 15:27:08 CST; I do remember there being a "Sunbeam LeMans" fastback. Never heard the "Harrington" part. I remember wondering at the time (I was like 14 years old) if there was a Tiger LeMans. Something tells me th; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00027.html (7,759 bytes)
11. Re: LBCs On Madison Avenue (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 3 Mar 92 8:08:25 CST; up with Ginger Rodgers driving a Dusenburg. The funny thing is, he does it! If there are curves, he does. (watch Jeffie jump on this one) -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 29; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00041.html (7,111 bytes)
12. Re: This list: an idea (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 4 Mar 92 12:58:43 CST; Let me preface this by saying I have only seen Mark's original post and Roland Dudley's reply. Other comments sent to the list on this subject will not reach me until tomorrow (Thursday). Mark is ope; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00091.html (9,848 bytes)
13. Carbs (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Sun, 8 Mar 92 20:32:48 CST; the mix on a pair of SU's or Zeniths, but if anything more is wrong, forget it. Now that should set you all straight on MY abilities with carberettors. I have always believed in the immortal words of; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00139.html (6,630 bytes)
14. Split the list? Summary. (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 9 Mar 92 13:51:23 CST; I promised to summarize the Email sent to me in response to my suggestion of fragmenting the british-cars mail into 4 marque lists and retaining the present list for general stuff only. Several peopl; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00166.html (7,187 bytes)
15. Re: No messages ?? (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 10 Mar 92 8:32:28 CST; address again ? I believe Daren has a goofed-up address again. I got two bounces on stuff I sent him yesterday. Could someone close to him out there give him a phone call? (408) 765-9521, presumably; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00179.html (6,906 bytes)
16. Re: How to Unstick a clutch. (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 10 Mar 92 9:10:45 CST; I guess the lesson to be learned by us car-storers is to go out an work the clutch now and again whilst the car is in storage. I assume if you put it in a baggie that neither the clutch or brakes wil; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00180.html (6,974 bytes)
17. car-banning bills again? (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 10 Mar 92 9:42:24 CST; I just heard of two new US Senate bills S326 and S1220 which are similar to the S2237 Roth Clunker Bill which died in Congress. These bills supposedly will regulate pre-1980 automobiles. Does anyone; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00183.html (6,773 bytes)
18. Re: gas aditives- smog tests (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 11 Mar 92 14:35:44 CST; in many states. (Could be wrong, but that's what I hear.) I think Minnesota still has a 100-proof limit. Everclear is, I believe, 190. We had the stuff in the lab stock at 3M, and you had to sign fo; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00232.html (7,892 bytes)
19. Re: TR-250 for sale in Boulder (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 12 Mar 92 10:41:36 CST; It bodes well that the people were smart enough to take out the carpet. That has to be the #1 error in leaving a roadster lie around. -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip J Ethier Phone: 298-532; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00242.html (6,724 bytes)
20. Re: RE>absorbing spills (score: 1): Author: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 12 Mar 92 15:47:20 CST; "Hulled Rice Ash", which is just what it says. This is the most absorbent stuff I've ever seen, and it's cheap, too. $7 for a giant agricultural-size sack ( 50 lb? ) at the local ripoff car parts st; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00256.html (8,254 bytes)

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